Mystery
June 2025
Recent Releases
A Drop of Corruption
by Robert Jackson Bennett

After a Treasury officer vanishes from a locked room, investigator Ana Dolabra discovers a deadly plot targeting the Empire's magical lifeblood, pitting her against an unstoppable adversary, in the second novel of the series following The Tainted Cup.
The Stolen Queen
by Fiona Davis

In 1978, as a valuable Egyptian artifact disappears during the Met Gala, Met curator Charlotte Cross and young assistant Annie Jenkins embark on a high-stakes search that leads them to Egypt, where Charlotte must confront an ancient curse and the haunting tragedy of her past.
Murder by Cheesecake
by Rachel Ekstrom-Courage

In this fun series starter, TV's Golden Girls are back, and this time, they're solving crimes! After Rose's niece decides to have her wedding in Miami instead of St. Olaf, Dorothy's date ends up dead at the bridal shower. With Dorothy the prime suspect, the senior sleuths set out to solve the case in this "nostalgic delight" (Publishers Weekly). Read-alikes: the Glory Broussard mysteries by Danielle Arceneaux; C.J. Wray's The Excitements.
Marble Hall Murders
by Anthony Horowitz

After breaking up with her Greek boyfriend, Susan Ryeland is back in London, editing a novel by the late Alan Conway that's been completed by Eliot Crace. But troubled Crace has laced the plot with references to his well-known grandmother's suspicious death, and this leads to murder. Fine for newcomers and featuring a book-within-a-book, this 3rd Magpie Murders novel "dazzles" (Publishers Weekly). Read-alikes: Sulari Gentill's The Woman in the Library; Janice Hallett's The Twyford Code.
Six Days in Bombay
by Alka Joshi

This sweeping novel follows young Anglo-Indian nurse Sona as she embarks on a journey from her home in Bombay, through Prague, Florence, Paris and London, to uncover a mystery and prove her innocence after famous painter Mira Novak dies in her care.
Penitence 
by Kristin Koval

When a shocking murder occurs in the home of Angie and David Sheehan, their lives are shattered; and, desperate to defend their family, they turn to successful criminal defense attorney, Julian Dumont, for help. As the families grapple with the lasting strain of blame and the complexities of an often unfair criminal justice system, Julian and Angie must confront their own culpability in a long-ago accident and the guilt they still carry.
Head Cases
by John McMahon

Gardner Camden, a puzzle-solving analytical genius in the FBI's Patterns and Recognition unit, faces a ticking clock when a presumed-dead serial killer is found murdered, forcing him and his misfit team to unravel riddles left by a vengeful mastermind while battling the imminent disbandment of their unit.
Blood Ties
by Jo Nesbø

Two brothers, Carl and Roy Opgard, face off against a highway bypass threat to their small town, but as they resort to dark measures, a sheriff's reopened investigation and rising body count pushes their loyalty to the edge.
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